Now in his third year with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football program, Taylor Crumedy has always done a good job with whatever coaches have asked of him.
The most important thing, though, was the first thing: to gain some weight.
The 5-foot-10 Crumedy came to Chattanooga in the summer of 2024 weighing just 137 pounds, earning nicknames like “Sticks” and “Toothpick.” He redshirted that year yet managed to stand out with the scout team, regularly making plays against UTC’s first-team defense during practices.
Crumedy began the 2025 season a first-team receiver, but his only two catches came in the second and third games — a 17-yarder at Tennessee Tech and then a 23-yard touchdown against Stetson — and he was eventually passed up by junior Markell Quick, a North Carolina Central transfer. Although mainly relegated to special teams the rest of the way, Crumedy appeared in 10 games during a 5-7 season for the Mocs and continued to grow.
Now he has even more of a chance to make a mark because of the work he’s put in on — and off — the field.